5. Watch something else on television

There's plenty of other new episodes of popular television shows set to run during and after the Super Bowl. PBS unleashes a new episode of "Downton Abby" and HBO is scheduled to have new episodes of their original series "Girls" and "Enlightened." There's also that other bowl -

There's plenty of other new episodes of popular television shows set to run during and after the Super Bowl. PBS unleashes a new episode of "Downton Abby" and HBO is scheduled to have new episodes of their original series "Girls" and "Enlightened." There's also that other bowl - (Getty Images)

There's plenty of other new episodes of popular television shows set to run during and after the Super Bowl. PBS unleashes a new episode of "Downton Abby" and HBO is scheduled to have new episodes of their original series "Girls" and "Enlightened." There's also that other bowl -Getty Images